icteric

[ ik-ter-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Pathology.

Origin of icteric¹

1590–1600; < Latin ictericus < Greek ikterikós, equivalent to íkter ( os ) jaundice + -ikos -ic

A failure in the secretion of bile is evidenced more or less by the well known icteric symptoms.

The skin may assume a dull sallow or earthy hue, or a bright yellow icteric tint may appear.

Icteric synocha occurred also oftener, although far from frequently.

Stranguaries were likewise pretty frequent, and icteric complaints, or the jaundice.

The icteric hue is seldom intense, indeed very infrequently equalling the orange-yellow of jaundice resulting from obstruction.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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